Tar sands oil through Vt. a possibility, oil exec says

State lawmakers consider tighter Act 250 restrictions

Portland Pipe Line CEO Larry Wilson testifies before the House Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources Committee Tuesday.

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Portland Pipe Line CEO Larry Wilson testifies before the House Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources Committee Tuesday.

The CEO of a company that owns an oil pipeline across northern New England says his firm has no plans to ship Canadian tar sands oil on the line, but would welcome the opportunity to do so.

Portland-Montreal Pipe Line CEO Larry Wilson tells Vermont lawmakers he believes the company could safely and reliably handle reversing the flow of the pipeline - it currently carries oil from Portland to Montreal - to carry heavy oil from western Canada to the Maine coast.